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We’re Addicted to ‘The Substance.’ Plus, the Body Horror Hall of Fame!
September 24, 2024 · 1:45:21 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Coralie Fargeat
Edition: Body Horror
Chapters
The Body Horror Hall of Fame
- 01Altered States — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 57:46
- 02The Wolf Man — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 59:26
- 03Raw — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:02:53
- 04Eyes Without a Face — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:56
- 05Basket Case — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:27
- 06Frankenhooker — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:27
- 07Brain Damage — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:27
- 08Society of the Snow — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:10
- 09Alien — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:08:26
- 10Possession — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:07
- 11The Thing — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:33
- 12The Fly — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 13Scanners — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 14Videodrome — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 15Dead Ringers — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 16eXistenZ — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 17Shivers — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 18Rabid — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:40
- 19The Brood — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:41
This is an impromptu single-host list by Sean, not the usual reconciled 10-item HoF; no final recap. Sean explicitly says 'I've cheated a little bit' — the list nominally counts down 10 slots but several slots are multi-film: slot 6 = Hennenlotter trilogy (Basket Case, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage) and slot 1 = the full David Cronenberg wing (8 films). Counting all named inducted titles yields 19. Honorable mentions explicitly named as such (Death Becomes Her, Reanimator, Braindead, Tetsuo, Black Swan, Ginger Snaps, Malignant, Cabin Fever, Demon Seed) were treated as discussed-but-cut and excluded. Rosemary's Baby debated but not inducted. eXistenZ ('Existence') canonicalized; The Wolf Man canonicalized from ASR 'Wolfman'.
Movies Referenced (42)
26 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 14:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 17:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (8)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 25:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 1:03:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 1:09:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Stardust▶ 8:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for RoboCop, Black Book▶ 1:15:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:08:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Re-Animator, From Beyond▶ 1:04:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (26)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Striptease, Indecent Proposal▶ 15:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Klute, Coming Home▶ 29:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 15:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Far from Heaven, The Day After Tomorrow▶ 15:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse▶ 14:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame▶ 55:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Honey Boy▶ 55:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 13:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mildred Pierce▶ 26:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sixteen Candles, The House Bunny▶ 59:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Network▶ 59:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗